A Critical Analysis Of 'Into The Woods'

The overall TEXT (themes, ideas, issues, language) of Into the Woods was spectacular. The themes or the plot was great. Into the Woods was easy to follow and it amazed me how everything came together and how the writer was able to bring together so many fairy tales into one. I enjoyed how creative the play looked. How I was able to use my imagination with the characters. The language of the play was formal, however, in some cases modern. I even heard some common slang like "what's up" by one of the prince's. However, I am not sure if that was meant to be in there. The issues or the conflicts were very plentiful. Right from the get go there were three to

“The Emerald Forest” is a movie produced by John Boorman in 1985 and based on a true story in the Brazilian Rainforest. The film is a about Tommy, a young boy, quickly and silently taken away by a tribe in the Amazon called, The Invisible People. His dad then, spends 10 years searching for him and eventually succeeds after running into a war party with another tribe called, The Fierce People -enemies of the invisible people- who pursue him. They finally meet by chance, but the boy refuses to go back to his original family and civilization and explains that he belongs to the forest now. The father couldn't understand the choice made by Tommy and asks the chief of the tribe to order the boy to

Into the Woods brings together all of the fairytales one learns to love as a child, but it brings interesting twists to their stories. Not only do these beloved character’s storylines intermingle, they work together, and sometimes against one another, for the ultimate goal: a “Happily Ever After”. The main plot of the barren baker and his wife’s hunt to break the curse the evil witch placed on their family leads them on an adventure, that gets them into many sticky situations, propels the long complex storyline along. You’re introduced to a spunky, almost bratty, little red riding hood; a Cinderella who runs from her prince; and two princes that are full of hot air. This musical leads the audience through many twists and turns with compelling

In “Happy Endings,” Margaret Atwood manipulates literary techniques to emphasize how each story can have different plots yet end up with the same ending. She makes the case that, in every ending, the characters finish having a happy ending and “eventually they die” (paragraph 4). She infers that it is the contents between the beginning, and the end that bring interest and challenge to the characters, while the beginnings are more fun. The “true connoisseurs” is an important element because it is what makes up the plot (paragraph 21). The six scenarios of “Happy Endings” introduce differences in the beginning and the middle of the plot but result in the same ending. The plot in each scenario focuses on the significance of understanding how

In Bryson’s story ,A Walk in the Woods Bryson uses similes, imagery and humor to describe his reasoning of going in to the woods. A Walk in the Woods has a tone of reverent which corresponds with his desire to venture into the woods. Bryson compares the Appalachian Mountains to a grandfather, “The AT is the granddaddy of long hikes”. By his comparison of the Appalachian Mountains to a grandfather gives the reader that mountains to him was like a matriarch of a family that was the foundation to all hikes that came after it.

Book by James Lapine was a great story overall. I truly enjoyed watching the show especially when the Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim played perfectly during the show. Director Eve Himmelheber was able to put out a such an amazing show. I really enjoyed watching Into The Woods because it was colorful, every character was really great with their role, and so much more. I could not be more amazed of how beautiful the production came out. Musical Director Mitchell Hanlon was really great with every musical that played throughout the show. He was always in time of making the sound when a character would kick the floor or any action that was necessary during the play. Scenic Designer Mauri Anne Smith and Ashley Strain created such an amazing setting for the production. The scene looked very realistic, which is really great because it gave me a different feel of the show. Costume Designer Michelle Kincaid created such beautiful costumes for every single character. Whether the costumes were bought, hand made, or both it still came out pretty good. The costume definitely matched the theme of having several characters from different show. Lighting Designer Ben Hawkins made the interior and

In A Walk in the Woods, the main characters Bryson and Katz are embarking on a journey to hike the Appalachian Trail. Preparing for their journey they heard many horrifying stories and had the full understanding that

Bass Reeves is african american kid. Bass lives on a plantation with his mammy another slave that doesn’t talk Flowers. Bass as a young kid would get rope and go out in the wild to get some more cattle for the mister. One day bass went out and found a longhorn while Bass was getting something tied around the head or the horns, 2 coyotes were going to attack the cow. Bass scared the coyotes off but before he scared the coyotes away one looked at him and said “It’s going to change”. When Bass was older when he was hunting for some game Bass killed all the game within 5 miles from the farm to the east and found some comanche indians Bass was hiding in the brush so he didn't see Bass. He back to his house and told the mister after that the mister

Lies, lies, lies! How can one narrator run into so many lies? Leslie Rubinowski, author of In the Woods, tells us a light hearted, amusing story based on a couple of her personal life encounters. Her story begins with encompassing her as a teenager listening to fabricated stories told by her Grandfather. Then we get to hear her experience or brief encounter with a supposed Hee Haw Honey. Her essay lets us see her exploring between two writing styles, creative and journalistic, and the associated struggles with composing in these very different literary styles. Can she play with her creative writing and tie in the journalistic report with maybe a few embellishments for better emphasis? I think she does this quite well.

The forest, which symbolizing nature and wilderness, signifies an entry into discovery, growth and often, change. Correspondingly, Rapunzel grows up and at the age of twelve – her sexual maturity – is locked away by the witch in a tower. The main part has a task to be completed too, like in the first part of the story: the prince has a mission to free his beloved Rapunzel from the restricting tower and make her his wife. The end of the main part of the tale is indicated by transformations of the two major characters, Rapunzel and the prince; Rapunzel loses her long, beautiful hair, which was an important tool in not only her relationship with her lover but also with her lifelong caretaker, and the prince loses his ability to see.

“Never allow waiting to become a habit. Live your dreams and take risks. Life is happening now”-Anonymous. Gregor the Overlander a fantasy story written by Suzanne Collins was a story about a boy who fell through a grate in his laundry room, and ended up in a fantasy land called the Underland. Gregor who wants no part in being in this place, learns that the biggest mystery of his life can be solved if he jumps on board an adventure. Tale Dark and Grimm a fantasy tale written by Adam Gidwitz. It is a story about a boy, Hansel and his sister Gretel, who run away from their parents because they cut their head off to save a servant. Together Hansel and Gretel go on adventures to find the perfect family. Throughout their journeys they come in contact

Upon walking ‘into’ Into The Woods one would say the mood was set well. The red curtain in front of the proscenium stage, the orchestra tuning their instruments, and a peculiar man standing on the side of the stage. I was prepared for the show, a water bottle and plenty of cough drops to get me through the 2 and ½ hours. What I was not prepared to see was the obvious struggles they were having that day with their own cues.

Happy Endings is an oddly structured, metafictional story; a series of possible scenarios all leading the characters to the same ending. Atwood uses humour and practical wisdom to critique both romantic fiction and contemporary society, and to make the point that it is not the end that is important, it is the journey that truly matters in both life and writing.

Atwood uses “Happy Endings” in identifying and explaining the type of ending fictional stories should have and why. Works of fiction should have a happy ending which Atwood terms appealing to our ethical nature and therefore moral. Atwood provides a number of stories that implies different endings. However, the ending in the first story is referred in all other stories as the befitting ending. Atwood acknowledges the desires of works of fiction to bring out creativity by bring out intensity and passion, but this is only possible in the introduction and the body of a fictional story. All fictional stories have to end in the same way, a way that appeals to the human

Our universe is an ever-turning wheel that maintains a beautiful balance of life. On the spokes of this wheel the existence of all things is assured; life is given, bodies and souls are fed, each position on the wheel is cultivated by the next, and then one day we will pass away, only to start the circle again in another mysterious way. Take a moment to look around you and see the many cycles that exist for the sole purpose of keeping our wheel in motion, and then recognize how little these great givers of life are celebrated, or even noticed. Without a second thought we will all at one time or another dishonor the same things that pay tribute to us. But that, too, is a part of the cycle. It’s not good, nor is it bad. It just is.